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Roos men's basketball receives big lift from Bench in 87-71 setback v. No. 14 Plattsburgh

Posted 11/17/18

Canton, NY – The SUNY Canton men's basketball team scored 45 points off the bench but No. 14 nationally-ranked Plattsburgh State earned an 87-71 win v. the Roos on Friday evening. THE BASICS …

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Roos men's basketball receives big lift from Bench in 87-71 setback v. No. 14 Plattsburgh

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Canton, NY – The SUNY Canton men's basketball team scored 45 points off the bench but No. 14 nationally-ranked Plattsburgh State earned an 87-71 win v. the Roos on Friday evening.

THE BASICS

Result: No. 14 Plattsburgh State 87, SUNY Canton 71

Location: Stan Cohen Court – Canton, NY

Records: Plattsburgh State (3-0) | SUNY Canton (1-2)

HOW IT HAPPENED

Brandon Adkisson and George Nehma led the Roos with 12 points each, while combining to shoot 10-for-17 from the field. Jordan Stewart chipped in 10 points, while Quran DuBois posted eight points on 4-for-7 shooting.

Plattsburgh State led by as many as 23 points in the opening half (37-14) behind 15 first-half points from Jonathan Patron. SUNY Canton's 11 first-half turnovers led to 18 points for the Cardinals.

The Roos used a 11-0 run the first 4:39 out of half to get within 44-38 early in the second half. Plattsburgh responded with a 10-2 run to extend the game back to double digits and cruised to the 87-71 victory.

Patron led all scorer with 23 points and added nine rebounds, while Chris Middleton finished with 20 points on 7-for-12 shooting.

The Cardinals out rebounded the Roos 51-35 including 27-9 on the offensive glass. Plattsburgh tallied 40 points in the paint, 27 second-chance points and 27 points off turnovers, while the Roos received 45 points from their bench.

WHAT'S NEXT

SUNY Canton visits St. Lawrence University on Tuesday at 2 p.m.